POLICE ASK PUBLIC TO HELP FIND KILLER OF BOY, 14, ONE YEAR AGO

San Diego police are asking for the public’s help to locate the killers of a 14-year-old boy who was gunned down one year ago in Mount Hope.

Richard Carrillo, who was known as “Richy,” was at the Island Gardens apartment complex visiting friends when he was shot and killed about 8:10 p.m. on March 24.

The teen had been sitting on the tailgate of a pickup parked in an alley near Island Avenue, west of 36th Street, when a dark-colored SUV pulled up and two men got out and started shooting.

Richy tried to run away, but he was hit by gunfire and died at the scene.

Police described the suspects only as Latino and in their 20s.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call homicide detectives at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477, where tipsters may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $3,000.

Debbi Baker • U-T

Woman accused of killing man to be arraigned Wednesday

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A 29-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting a man over the weekend inside her Del Cerro apartment is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.

Meghan Elizabeth Fletcher was arrested Saturday night after she called 911 to report a shooting, San Diego police Lt. Ernie Herbert said.

Officers called to the home on Adobe Falls Road near Waring Road found the victim lying on a bedroom floor suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, Herbert said.

The 28-year-old man, whose name has not been released, died at a hospital at 8:45 a.m. Sunday, Herbert said.

The man and woman had been involved in an argument, and the man was fatally wounded as the two struggled over control of a handgun, Herbert said.

According to her LinkedIn page, Fletcher is a volunteer attorney with the HIV/ AIDS Legal Services Project.

Debbi Baker • U-T

Man, 25, arrested after beating, sexual assault in Ocean Beach

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A 25-year-old man was arrested Sunday night after police said he beat and sexually assaulted a woman in Ocean Beach.

The victim was walking on Long Branch Avenue about 10:15 p.m. when the stranger ran up, grabbed her and attacked her, sex crimes Lt. Chuck Kaye said.

The woman fought with the man and screamed. Neighbors called police. Officers located the suspect a short distance away near Robb Field.

Kaye said Richard Butts was booked into jail on four charges including sex assault and kidnapping. He said detectives will look at open sex assault cases to see if Butts is a suspect in other attacks.

Debbi Baker • U-T

Sailor driving to ship reports being shot at on freeway

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A Navy sailor on his way to his ship’s deployment early Monday said his truck was shot at four times in a possible road-rage incident, the California Highway Patrol said.

The incident was reported about 4:30 a.m. on northbound state Route 125 at the connector to westbound state Route 94, CHP Officer Brian Pennings said.